Heat confining system for pressing machines



Sept. 5, 1950 w. F..GAYRING HEAT CONFINING SYSTEM FOR PRESSING MACHINES Filed May 18; 1946 -3 Sheets-Sheet} e 2. gan 2 INVENTOR. WALLACE F. GAYRING ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 5, 1950 w. F. GAYRING HEAT CONFINING SYSTEM FOR PRESSING MACHINES 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 18, 1946 FIG. 2

l N V EN TOR.

WALLACE F GAYRING AT TO R N EY s.

Sept. 5, 1950 w. F. GA YRING HEAT CONFINING SYSTEM FOR PRESSING MACHINES Filed May is, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

WALLACE F. GAY RI'N G ATTORNEYS.

Q1 ;-Tt'1s intent:

by convection rrq'mmeomemsre able draft creating deificg-as a; -biower;=;th v for creating in-draftsufiicient only. ;t

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on relates to garment and laundry,

e fabric; textile, etc. pressing machines "and the like,

in which pressing elements are internally'heated or provided with internal chambers for receiving 1a heating. medium, usually steam the chambers 10f :both pressing-"elements being connected in'the some presses onlyf one of the 'essing elements is heated; invention'has fori its. object-a heating system for resses pf --this' "type, 'which effects great ieconomyi'n heating both pressing closed"; and in addition, colleetifg he heat rising when the press open{,'*"in the; db otherpressing'eleme t,the conduit 'aving a mt the heated air? circ' ulatin infmption an p to deflectonly slightly' the air 7 ingfpyfc'onvectien from the lower pres's'ing elementinto the collecting' means, and hence deflect only to a theatmosph'ereof the room in which the niachin'e is located," which atmosphere may be artificially conditioned. Heretofore in 'lauiidryjniachines, the heat from the machine's' 'radia'tes and escapes into the room in" which thefmachine is 'located. I 1" 1: Other objects will appear throughout the 'ficationl' "i i.

I The invention consists in' the novel features-and in 1 the. combinations and constructions" her nafter set forthand claimed. l H

In describing this invention; [reference .to the accompanying drawings," in wh halike p characters desi gnate corresponding parts; in all the views,

I wFigure'l isasideeleyation, partlyaway and in sectiomof one type of con'x' entional press- I ing machine embodyingthis inyentiohaparts of the actuating mechanism being omitted.

.Figure 2 is a similar elevation, partly broken awayand in section, showing the machine closed.

2 ial 'igurefi is a rear elevation partly brokenaway.

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.t vi iew; partly insection, f the hood enclosing the p press ngelementgi 1.

1 1 Figurefidsheet f 1) is an enlarged fragmentary =view: of the lower pressingelementgand the pad- I t is a fragmentary yiew, part- '-"lybroken--ayvay and section, illustrating the -valve, which controls the 'flo'w of 'heat'ed air to the 10we1-1 p1tessing element different position The jinventiomis here shown asembodied in a. conventional type of pressing machine-embodying' upper "and lower pressing iel'ements' having v -crelative opening and closingmovements. As here 7 .shown, theuppenpressing element is mounted to i-move-toward and from the-slower pressing elef- XI; designates 'theiower pressing element, and

2 'the upper. pressing element (pr-head mounted to, havopeninga'ndclosing movements toward"anjd from the-"element? I. The lower-pressing element l'is mountedon'a suitable-pedestal orgbose neck -3;whic h"in turni isumount'ed 'on fthe table 4' of-a name '5.- The upper p1'""e'ssing= element car-' ried by ayoke'lever 6 pivoted atmdan upward- 1y extending-bracket ii' rising" from the frame in the rear of the loW er pressing element l,- this l'e ver being part of the actuating mechanism for the'upper pressing-element or head '2; *The'ra'r arm of the =yoke 1ever-isconnected through suitable motion transmittingmeansof any convenv tional form to'ia prime 'niovefyvhioh may be a ,y it pedal 'or 'a motor"; it usuallybeir'ig' a motor,'-tl'ie"6p- -eration of which" isfcofitrolledbyi manuals or piish 35' buttons, as 9.

. The tenement-int: the oper'ati g'mechani'sm form's noipartof tliisihvention. 11

Thepressin'g elem'ints -l and Zar'eprbvided with internal heating chambers" Ill and II respectiyely 40 and al'softhldWi pressing elemer'it 'is provided I suh'thatthe moisture doesnot Figure 4 '(Sheet 1) is an enlargedfra'gmentaryfiisosoale -evenly fthroilgh thesame but ithe gieater for the mes?iifftirlto tn'chamber of the lower pressings element and second; position to s upper and flower ifressmg elements having rel atii e opening I and 1*? N ws ifectin ements, and actuating mechanisin'for ppe element being connected "to a supply line to; a primary heating-v mediumg and mea s for collectin'g'iheated" air and' vapor radiatingffro-m the upperpressing element when the pressis open, from both pressing elements when the press chamber of the'lower pressing element, including I ,a conduit having draft creating means'therein,

said conduit havingbranches leading respectively tothe chamber of thelcwer pressing element and,

Y to an outlet, a valve located at the junction. of

theconduit and its branches and operable in one position to deflect the collected heated air and vapors for the most partinto the chamber of the lower pressing element and into a second position to deflect the heated air and vapors for the v most part through the outlet, and motion trans:

mitting connections between said valveand a movable part of the press actuating mechanism to operate said valve from either position to the other in synchronism with the opening and closing of the press.

3. In a garment and laundry pressing machine and the like, which includes upper and lower pressing elements having relative opening and closing movements, said elements being formed with internal heating chambers, the upper e1ement being connected in a supply line for aprimary heatingmedium, a hood enclosing the upper side and theedges of the upper pressing element and spaced therefrom, a conduitcom' municating with said hood and with the chamber of the lower pressing element and having means for drawing thereinto the heated air and vapors from the upper pressing element and from both elements when the press is closed, said hood being located to receive heated air and vapors risingfrom the lower pressing element when the press is open, whereby the collected heated air and 5o I v conduit and its branches and operable into one vapors constitute a heating medium for the lower element, and valve means in said conduit operable into position to direct the heated air into the lower pressing elementwhen the press is open and direct-it away from the lower pressing element and create an out-draft from the chamber of the lower pressing element when the press is closed.

4. In a garment and laundry pressing machine and the like, which includes upper and lower pressing elements having relative opening and closing movement's'and actuating mechanism for [effecting said movements, said elements being "formed with internal heating chambers, the upper element being connected into a supply line for a primary" heating medium, the lower pressing :element having perforations through its pressing face and opening into said chamber, and

theupper side and the communicating with a padding on the a; use is 1 ressin machine 22 5 1 nagging iich movements, .said elementsf being for' med with: internal heating chambers the u l a 5 closed; said'hood eing nested: to and not romthe'ildwer d nt when the press reopen, whereby pressing en m a t ower eleme ;v ive means 'in s ng nd t o rable nto position to directthe nemenewnen 'pnandd 60 Said and. pressmg e e m'and ereate f t-a m t. we e h fi bei' .F 1 pressing element when the {press I is closed; 5 and e thfi w re -operating means jorftfie waive connected 7 to said i mechanism tobeoperatedthereby synchronously 15 is closed and when thepress is open, and conf,

ducting the collected heated air and vapors to the with the opening and closing of the press 7 5. In a garment and laundry pressing machine pressing elements ,having relative opening and closing movements'and actuating mechanism for 0 effecting said movements, said elements being formed with internal heating chambers, the chamber of the upper element only being connected to a supply'line for a primary heating medium, a hood enclosing the upper pressing e1e- 25 ment and spaced from the top and marginal walls thereof and open on the pressing face side i of the upper element, a conduit connecting the interior of the hood and the internal heating chamber of the lower" pressing element, and means creating a draft into the hood through thereof through the conduit into nected to a supply line for a primary heating medium, a hood enclosing theupper pressing duit having branches leading respectively to the chamber of the lower pressing element and to an outlet,-a valve located at the junction of the position to deflect the mixtureofvapor and air passing therethrough for the most part into the heating chamber of the lower pressing element for the most part, through the outlet, and means and into a second position to deflect the same,

Y closing movements and actuating mechanism for effecting said movements, said elements beingformed with internal heating chambers, the chamberof the upper element only beingconnected to a supply line for aprimary heating medium, a hood enclosing the'upper pressing element and spaced from the top and marginal walls thereof and open on the pressing face side of the upper element, a conduit connecting the interior of the hood and the internal heating chamber of the lower pressing element, said conduit having branches leading respectively to the chamber of the lower pressing element and to an outlet, a valve located at the junction ofthe and vabers onsnmte a' heatirig F and the like, which includes upper and lower chamber of the upper element only being con- 

